Male flies sharpen their eyesight to call females' bluff: Study suggests ongoing evolution

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Feb 5, 2025, 12:40 pm195 pts
With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study by researchers from the Universities of Gothenburg and Stockholm suggests that this is an ongoing evolution where both…

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